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Grieving The Old Self While Healing Through Chemo
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Some days grit looks like not closing the laptop—other days it looks like closing it sooner and letting yourself cry. I’m seven weeks into chemo and I wanted to wait until I felt stronger to talk, but that old rule kept me hiding. So I’m bringing the fog, the fatigue, and the truth: I’ve been overworking to numb, grieving the version of me who could juggle it all, and learning how to rest without disappearing.
We get honest about what treatment does to identity, not just the body. I share how chemo brain messes with confidence, why snapping at my teens wasn’t about dishes, and how guilt shows up when I can lift at the gym but can’t lift every family need. We unpack the quiet realities of intimacy during chemo—hormone swings, low libido, scars, UTIs, and the logistics no one mentions—and how a loving partnership can adapt with clearer words, slower pacing, and a wider definition of desire. You’ll hear practical ways I’m redefining strength: asking for help early, canceling without apology, using checklists to outsmart brain fog, and letting my body set the workout instead of my ego.
Underneath it all is a question I can’t shake: do I only get to claim power when I’m thriving, or can I claim it while I’m healing? I land on a kinder answer. Power is staying with yourself when it’s hard. If your patience is thin and your body feels foreign, you’re not broken—you’re becoming. Listen, share it with someone who needs permission to not be okay, and if it moved you, subscribe, leave a review, and tell me what part you needed most.
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